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Tulane Journal of Law and Sexuality

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Former names
  
Law & Sexuality

Discipline
  
Sex and the law

Edited by
  
Editha Rosario

Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
  
Tulane J. Law Sex.

Language
  
English

Publisher
  
Tulane University Law School (United States)

The Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality (Bluebook abbreviation; Tul. J. L. & Sex.) is a student-edited law review published by Tulane University Law School. It covers issues surrounding the LGBT community and publishes the winning article of the annual National LGBT Bar Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition.

Contents

History

The journal was established in 1991 as Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues, becoming the first legal publication dedicated solely to analysis of LGBT issues. In 1997, the journal's title was amended to Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Legal Issues. In the Spring of 2012, the journal obtained its current title, Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality: A Review of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Law.

Membership

Members are chosen through writing competitions conducted every summer and fall; members agree to either a one or two year commitment based on their graduation date.

Notable articles

The following articles have been cited most often:

  • Nan D. Hunter, Marriage, Law, and Gender: A Feminist Inquiry, 1 Law & Sexuality: Rev. Lesbian & Gay Legal Issues 9 (1991).
  • Cece Cox, To Have and to Hold - Or Not: The Influence of the Christian Right on Gay Marriage Laws in the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States, 14 Law & Sexuality: Rev. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Legal Issues 1 (2005).
  • References

    Tulane Journal of Law & Sexuality Wikipedia